Your last chance to get flu vaccines on campus will be next week at the Student Activity Center, 333 East Campus Mall, December 5, 6, and 7. Bring your Wiscard to your vaccine appointment. If you have a health insurance card, bring it to your vaccine appointment as well. If you don’t have proof of insurance, you can still get a vaccine at no cost. Schedule a flu vaccine at go.wisc.edu/flu. Schedule a COVID-19 vaccine at go.wisc.edu/covidvaccine.

Eligible University Staff employees have an annual opportunity to bank set amounts of unused vacation or vacation carryover hours and/or elect to receive a cash payout. All banking or payout requests must be submitted no later than Dec. 31, 2023. Employees cannot bank or receive a cash payout for personal and legal holidays. Employees can review their leave balances and submit their vacation leave banking request in MyUW at my.wisc.edu.

To check leave balances, go to MyUW > Time and Absence > Timesheet > Absence Balances. Conversion Eligibility will be displayed between the Posted leave balances and the Projected leave balances. Instructions on how eligible employees may enter requests to bank unused vacation time or receive a cash payout are available online. Employees who need assistance should speak with their supervisor or local human resources contact.

Tomorrow, Nov. 30, is the last day of the active Partners in Giving campaign. You still have time to help the campaign reach the UW goal of exceeding $1 million in donations by December 5. If that goal is met, the UW Partners in Giving steering committee co-chairs, Jeff Russell and Jeff Novak, will take an icy dip into Lake Mendota. View their challenge to campus. The ability to give via payroll deduction ends as of December 31, 2023. Donations are accepted through May 2024. Find answers to common questions in the Partners in Giving Myth Buster edition.

The UW‒Madison Holiday Gift Guide features unique, Wisconsin-themed gift ideas to please every taste. Find holiday cards, books, food, outdoor and arts experiences, memberships, apparel, gift cards, and more at umark.wisc.edu/gift-guide.